1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (366+ words) Alas, I find myself in the difficult position of saying that I don't care for this film. I know that from a technical standpoint, it's a masterpiece. I know it is regarded as a classic and one of the best…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (883+ words) The movie ends with the baby staring at the earth, leaving the audience to either wonder what's going on or what's going to happen next. Source No sense burying the lead. After Bowman points at the Monolith, he becomes a…...

2+ week, 40+ min ago   (1029+ words) Clarke seems to be going for something more religious: technology gives mankind the means to become God, and our alien overlords will be there to help once mankind is worthy. Source Bowman vs. The Stargate This is the point where…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (632+ words) Dave Brubeck broke with convention by recording "Take 5" in the unusual 5/4 time signature'a rarity that inspired the piece's title. This week's Micro Softy is more of a trivia question than it is a puzzle. What popular movie franchise theme is…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (848+ words) Are you sharp enough to solve clever puzzles? To interpret clues beyond their apparent meaning? Doing so shows you have a high IQ on the nerd scale and might be a good computer programmer, mathematician or engineer. We offer puzzles…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (349+ words) Last Saturday, we looked at the film's opening thought: "Technology and weaponry are the same; therefore . . ." To explore this premise, let's dive into the movie's opening scene again. It is often referred to as "The Dawn of Man." Fyodor Dostoevsky…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (739+ words) Before we get to this Monday's Micro Softy, here are some distractions. Great analytical minds can reason around distractions and get to a problem's solution. "It Happens Every Spring" starred one of old Hollywood's icons, Ray Milland. And, with the…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (669+ words) Gifted nerds can often find logical solutions to gnarly problems using abductive reasoning (inference to the best explanation). With this in mind, here's this week's Micro Softy. After a few minutes, the older woman takes a deep breath and calms…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (776+ words) As I noted last Saturday, the Terminator franchise has so far failed at time travel because it conflated soft and hard magic systems. Technology in science fiction serves the same function as soft and hard magic systems in fantasy, and…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (509+ words) Are you clever enough to write code for a top software company? Let's see if you can solve a math problem about a hanging wire" This week's Micro Softy deals with wires in the electric power grid. Two telephone poles…...